Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-07-22

An Ordinance Providing for q
Supply OF Water and Water
Power for Domestic, San
~
ieary and Fire Pro-
t$s"' lection Purposes.

W l1EIrAS, / tiS LlttlC EAilS w atef row
er Company Of Minnesota, a corporation
Of the State Of minnesota, has proposed
to build and erect upon its property at
Little Falls, a dam across the Mississippi
River, ant. q canal, bikes, gateways, and
ether appliances in connection there
with, that Will, when completed, pro-
,ince in connection with the natural flow
Of water in said river, q head or fall OF
twenty (2O) feet, and which, it is estima-
ted, will produce for manufacturing
purposes about one hundred (100) mill
powers.
Said improvements to be placed in
condition for use by the first day OF
March 1889, and
WHEREAS, it will be desirable and ad-
vantageous for tho village of Little Falls
to use certain Of the power produced by
said Improvement, for the purpose only
Of furnishing water for domestic. and
sanitary purposes and the means of ex-
tinguishing fire in said village
Now THEREFORE, the Village Council
Of the Village Of Little Fails do ordain as
follows:
Sec. |. That upon the making in due
form, and filing with the Recorder OF
said Village, a contract ON the part OF
said Little Falls Water Power Company
Of Minnesota, obligating and binding said
company and it's successors and assigns
TO furnish to said Village, for verify five
(25) years from and after the first day 0.
March 1889, water power for water and
fire purposes, equal to one hundred IO0)
d;tion to all other water power agreed.
or proposed to he furnished to said Vii.
lage, and upon the observance of such
contract by said Company, the said Vii
lage OF Little Falls will each wear on or
before the FIRST day OF january, for five
~ years, beginning with the first day Q.
January 1890, and ending with the first
day Of January 1895, pay to said Little
Falls Water Power Company of MINI
esota, in addition to all other bonds and
obligations, the sum of money equal to
the aggregate Of all taxes. except state
taxes, assessed and levied during the
year proceeding said first days of Janu-
airy respectively against the said Little
Falls Water Power Company Of Minneso-
ia, upon lands and improvements useu
in the development of said water power,
and against all plants and manufactures
which shall be hereafter located upon
the property now owned bv said conpa-
ny, and which shall during each Of saie;
five ~ years use exclusively the waite,
Of said com pany for manufacturing pur-
poses. This section snail not be con stsu
cd to apply to lands held or used Tor
any other purpose.
SEc1loN2. The right and privilege j.
hereby granted to the Little Falls Waite,
Power Company Of Minnesota, to flow
water from the mississippi River over
and upon Any streets in the village OF
Little Fails, so far rs may be necessary
in constructing and maintaining ~ dan:
and improvements in and near SAID riv~
err at said Little Falls, SO as to produce
q water power thereat of twenty CO.,
feet head as now contemplated by said
Company and no damages shall be
claimed therefore.
SECTION 3 The rights and privileges
Of howaee hereby granted shall continue
and remain in force SO long as proposed
dam and improvements shall be main
tanned.
SECTION f. This ordinance is made
upon the eS press condition that tie said
Little Falls Water Power Company Q!
Minnesota, shall file with the Recor,:c,
of said village, within ten days from the
date hereof, the contract hereinbefore
mentioned and resolution Of it's Board
of Directors, duly atteste1 by it's secre-
tary, accepting the terms and provisions
of this ordinance.
and thcreupon the terms of said ordi~
nance shall become "a contract binding
upon said village and said Little Falls
Water Power Company Of Minnesota,
and their successors without any further
act or thing to be done.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
Passed July Dist 1887.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand.
President c: the Village of Little Falls.
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I - ! Attest JAMES STUART.
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